Yoga classes for kids age 3-10
Group classes offer a fantastic way for children to come together, have fun and learn important ways cope with everyday life. At little Cubs you can expect lots of laughter, friendship, love and appreciation for everyone and everything around you and of course we add an extra mindful moment with a new Lámh sign of the week.
Kids with special needs
Creches and schools programs
Little Cubs yoga has had tremendous success in bringing our yoga fun to crèches and schools etc. Our format is always the same using songs, stories and games to engage our Yogis and of course there’s always great excitement when a diary leaves a little gift for each child under their mat 🧚♀️.
about us
At Little Cubs Yoga for kids we foster creativity, cooperation, and confidence in a safe environment where all children are perfect just the way they are. We currently offer both online and in-person classes for kids, creches and schools.
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Yoga is an ancient philosophy, an art of living perfected in India thousands of years ago. Composed of physical exercise or postures known as “Asanas” in the Sanskrit language, practiced along with breathing exercises and an awareness of the breath
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What people say
How amazing is our new sensory room! I could just sit in it for hours ❤️❤️
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‘Sometimes we have to get loud before we get quiet’. Have you heard this saying before? Well it’s true!As adults most of us have learnt what we need to do to regulate ourselves. However children, need to be taught. A great way to teach self regulation is with high energy games, songs and activities. Let them get their sillies out so that they can learn how to be calm, focused and how to regulate themselves. Allowing them to get silly or play is a great way to release tension/stress/sadness/anxiety etc.
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When Elsa met Elsa 💕. Every Sunday we run a club for children with DS. On Sunday we had a Disney themed disco. Disney songs were belted out and the best time was had by all.
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#happiness
What a fun week we’ve had. It was great to meet everyone on Tuesday @praxiscare Clongriffen. The participation was phenomenal and we can’t wait to see you all again next week.
Our ASD yoga program for childrren runs every Friday and it was another great class. Lots of yoga poses, a little story, yoga games and songs. We played Tree Tag and The Floor is Lava. Mario (fictional character) even got in on the action. We finished our class with bubble breaths and we all had the best time trying to catch and pop the bubbles.
Using bubbles is a great way to encourage language. Children love bubbles so therefore it encourages them to either use the sign (Lámh) or speech. In our own personal experience whilst using bubbles ‘POP’ was one of the first words used as an indication that bubbles were being asked for. That was soon followed by ‘bubbles’. ‘More’ is another sign or word that using bubbles will encourage.
Can’t wait to see everyone next week.
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Posted @withregram • @littlecubsyoga LIONS BREATH - Yoga Pose and Breathing Technique.
Benefits: Releases excess energy
Relieves tension in the face, neck and body.
Connects children to their inner strength.
Strengthens the diaphragm.
How to teach lion breath:
This is a breathing technique hat can get loud depending on how fierce the lion is and that’s quite okay. To make the exercise more enticing to children pretend to cower back from the roar 🐯.
Here is how to practise:
Starting in heros pose, imagine that you are a fierce and strong lion. Taking a big deep breath in through your nose. Now, exhale out your mouth and ROAR like a lion. Can y out stick your tongue toward your chest and roar? Let’s try this a few more times. Wow, you really are a strong and fierce lion.
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10 Easter Yoga Poses. 🧘🏽♀️ 🧘🏿♂️ 🧘. Each pose can flow from one to the other depending on age and ability.
1. PRETEND TO BE A CHICK OR DUCK – SQUAT POSE
Squat with your knees apart and bend your arms, pretending they are the wings of a duck. Then try waddling and quacking like a duck. 🦆
2. PRETEND TO BE A PUPPY – DOWNWARD-FACING DOG POSE
Step back to your hands and feet in an upside down V shape, push you’re bum high up to the sky and your head down low facing towards your knees. Now stretch like a puppy. What sound does a puppy make? 🐩
3. PRETEND TO BE AN EASTER HAT – TABLE TOP POSE
Come to an all-fours with your knees in-line with your hips and your shoulders in-line with your wrists. Keep your fingers spread out and your palms flat on the ground. Keep
Your back nice and long in a neutral position (not arched or curled). Pretend to be an Easter hat blowing in the breeze.
4. PRETEND TO BE A BABY LAMB – COW POSE
On all fours, look up, arch your back, and open your chest. Pretend to be a baby lamb munching on hay and say “baa.” 🐑
5. PRETEND TO BE AN EASTER BUNNY – HERO’S POSE WITH BUNNY BREATH
In a seated position breathing deeply in through your nose take three big sniffs in.
Now breathing out through your mouth say ‘aghhhhhh’.
🐇
6. PRETEND TO BE A LADYBUG – CHILD’S POSE
Sit on your heels and rest your forehead on the mat in front of your knees. Now rest your arms alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be a ladybug in the garden. 🐞
7. PRETEND TO BE A BABY TURTLE – EXTENDED CHILD’S POSE
Sit on your heels with your forehead resting in front of your knees. Place the palms of your hands flat out in front of you and take a few deep breaths. Imagine being a baby turtle resting on a rock. 🐢
8. PRETEND TO BE AN EASTER LILY – FLOWER POSE
Sit on your bum, keeping a tall spine, then lift your bent legs while balancing on your sitting bones. Weave your arms under your legs with your palms facing up. Pretend to be a blossoming Easter lily.
🌸
9. PRETEND TO BE AN EASTER EGG – EGG POSE
Balance on your buttocks while hugging your knees to your chest. hugging your knees to your chest.
10. PRETEND TO BE AN EASTER BASKET – BOAT POSE
Whilst we’ve been keeping a watchful eye on our little tadpoles, lets practise FROG POSE 🐸 . They are getting so big now, I wonder how long before they turn into frogs 🐸?
Benefits: Keeps legs limber.
Stretches the hips and inner thighs.
Aids digestion and improves balance.
Start by standing with legs a little wider then hip distance apart. Squat down bringing your bum down towards the floor. Place both hands flat on the floor between your legs for balance. Inhale and exhaling jump up like a frog coming back down to squat again. You could say to little Yogies, ‘How high does a frog jump’?
‘What sound does a frog make’?
‘What colour is a frog’? Etc
To challenge this pose try to bring the feet flat to the floor and stay here for a few breaths.
Remember to breath.
Don’t forget to practise for our Little Green Frog song.
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Can you believe how much they have grown? They’re much more active during the day then they are in the morning, probably a little like us. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
#whatadifferenceadaymakes
#swimmingaround
#livingtheirbestlife
#developing
#growing
#fromspawntotadpoles